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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Nature's Pharmacy: The Incredibles Edibles

Mom always said,"eat your fruit and vegetables; they help you grow big and strong." there are many studies that verivy why, in scientific terms, mom was right. Numerus studies hava demonstrated that people who eat plant-rich diets are healtier and generally live longer. beyond vitamin and mineral, theier investigations revealed that foods of plant origin contain a whole range of protective chemicals that can be profoundly beneficial to uor health. I have already presented a number of compelling reasons for relacing animal product with plan-based food. Additionally, however vegetables, legumes, grains, and fruit contains recognized compounds with health-supporting properties. these protective plant component fall into two categories : antioxidant and phytochemicals.
antioxidant
Antioxidant are a class of nutrients with proven disease-fighting abilities. The best-known and mostthoroughly studied antioxidants are vitamins c and e, beta-carotine, folic acid, and the mineral selenium. these nutrient have been recognized for their ability to slow the aging process and disable free radicals. What are free radicals? When oxygen is metabolized or burned by the body, cells from byproducts called free radical. Free radicals result from routine metabolicprocesses and from breathing. While free radical can promote beneficial oxidation that produces energy and kill bacterial invaders, in excess they produces harmful oxidation.these unstable oxygfen molecules ricochet dangerously inside cells, disrupting the structure of other molecules and resulting in cellular damage.
Phytochemical